Pjetër Gjoka (3 August 1912 – 12 May 1982) was an Albanian film and theatre actor.

He started his theatre activity with the amateur groups in Shkodër in 1929. In 1947 he started to work as a full-time actor in the National Theatre of Albania after his debut in the Army Theatre. His first role was in Molière's Tartuffe. He acted in around 90 roles during his career and he was active for around 52 years, acting even when he was almost completely blind. Some of his most acclaimed roles were those of Kharitonov, Shpend Gjeta, The Old Man (Plaku), MacDonald, Miller, Zabeliku, Klaudi, King Lear, Gjini and Ali Pasha of Gucia.

Pjetër Gjoka

In 1961 he was one of the first four actors who was given the title of People's Artist of Albania. He also acted some artistic movies, creating very strong characters. His last role in the National Theatre of Albania was in the drama, Time before the Trial ("Epoka para gjyqit").

Pjetër Gjoka

Along with his work as a stage actor he was also a movie actor, a director and a translator.

Pjetër Gjoka

Role in movies

1953: The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

1957: Femijet e saj

1958: Tana

1959: Furtuna

1969: Njesit gueril

1970: Gjurma

1975: Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur

1978: I treti

1978: Yje mbi Drin

1981: Në prag të lirisë

References

1912 births

1982 deaths

People from Ulcinj

Albanian male stage actors

Albanian male film actors

Albanian translators

Albanian screenwriters

People's Artists of Albania

Albanians in Montenegro

Albanian Roman Catholics

20th-century Albanian male actors

Yugoslav expatriates in Albania

20th-century translators

20th-century screenwriters

Yugoslav emigrants to Albania